WORLD (PT)

11:00 pm 

Frontline  "Dollars and Dentists"  Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. An investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity reveals the shocking consequences of a broken safety net.G

12:00 am 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

1:00 am 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

1:30 am 

Tavis Smiley   Kristen Johnston (actress). D

2:00 am 

Global Voices  "Pickles"  In the Israeli Arab village of Tamra, in Galilee, eight widows challenge social conventions and establish the Azka Pickle Cooperative, seeking financial independence for themselves and their children. With little formal education and no work experience outside of the home, the women face endless hurdles in expanding their business start-up -- while their personal lives reflect the joys and sadness of family weddings, bereavement and loneliness. D

3:00 am 

Global Voices  "The Day My God Died"  This documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex trade. They describe the day they were abducted from their village and sold into sexual servitude as, "The Day My God Died." The film provides footage from the brothels of Bombay, known even to tourists as "The Cages," captured with "spy camera" technology. D

4:00 am 

Scully/The World Show   NULL

4:30 am 

Second Opinion  "Heart Replacement"  Innovations in technology have made heart failure treatments increasingly successful. Learn about advancements that in some patients are taking the place of heart transplants. Understanding what to expect of the surgery itself, the potential risks, and the follow-up care, are critical to long-term stability. D

5:00 am 

Nova  "Hunting The Edge of Space - The Ever Expanding Universe"  The conclusion investigates the universe's distant past - and its future. Modern telescopes add a mysterious new twist: The majority of the stuff of the universe is invisible, tied up in dark matter and dark energy. A new generation of telescopes embarks on a new mission, to seek out these mysterious dark forces. Part 2 of 2G

6:00 am 

NOVA scienceNOW  "Series 4, Episode 7"  The repair mission for the Hubble space telescope, as astronauts try to fix crucial equipment that was not designed to be repaired in orbit; studies on the brain of an epileptic to try to understand more about the link between brain structure and memory; using new data from cave stalagmites and the Mississippi riverbed to understand how and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; and a profile of neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa. D

7:00 am 

NOVA scienceNOW  "Series 4, Episode 6"  The implications of the personal genetic profile, which will predict a person's chances of contracting one of several serious diseases; a visit to a Texas algae farm, where researchers are creating tailor-made algae cells to coax the fuel they want out of these little organisms, which just may be our biofuel future; scientists on an unprecedented journey to Gakkel Ridge, deep beneath the Arctic Ocean, which may help scientists determine if Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, could host life; and a profile of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka. D

8:00 am 

Democracy Now!   NULL

9:00 am 

Tavis Smiley   Peter Edelman (author). D

9:30 am 

Tavis Smiley   Kristen Johnston (actress). D

10:00 am 

Scully/The World Show   NULL

10:30 am 

Second Opinion  "Heart Replacement"  Innovations in technology have made heart failure treatments increasingly successful. Learn about advancements that in some patients are taking the place of heart transplants. Understanding what to expect of the surgery itself, the potential risks, and the follow-up care, are critical to long-term stability. D

11:00 am 

Nova  "Hunting The Edge of Space - The Ever Expanding Universe"  The conclusion investigates the universe's distant past - and its future. Modern telescopes add a mysterious new twist: The majority of the stuff of the universe is invisible, tied up in dark matter and dark energy. A new generation of telescopes embarks on a new mission, to seek out these mysterious dark forces. Part 2 of 2G

12:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "Series 4, Episode 7"  The repair mission for the Hubble space telescope, as astronauts try to fix crucial equipment that was not designed to be repaired in orbit; studies on the brain of an epileptic to try to understand more about the link between brain structure and memory; using new data from cave stalagmites and the Mississippi riverbed to understand how and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; and a profile of neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa. D

1:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Old Time Fiddlers"  Idaho's Danita Hartz prepares to defend her National Grand Champion title at the 2001 National Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Weiser. Meanwhile, she helps two students, ages 5 and 8, fiddle their way into the top ranks.G

1:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Good Summer Reading 2012"  Marcia Franklin interviews authors Kim Barnes and Tim Cahill, who discuss their own work and writing styles, and recommend books for long summer days. Other favorite reading choices for summer have been submitted by viewers. Barnes is a University of Idaho English professor and author of five books. Cahill is a founding editor of Outside Magazine and author of 10 books.G

2:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

3:00 pm 

BBC World News America   NULL

3:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

4:00 pm 

Nova  "Hunting The Edge of Space - The Ever Expanding Universe"  The conclusion investigates the universe's distant past - and its future. Modern telescopes add a mysterious new twist: The majority of the stuff of the universe is invisible, tied up in dark matter and dark energy. A new generation of telescopes embarks on a new mission, to seek out these mysterious dark forces. Part 2 of 2G

5:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "Series 4, Episode 7"  The repair mission for the Hubble space telescope, as astronauts try to fix crucial equipment that was not designed to be repaired in orbit; studies on the brain of an epileptic to try to understand more about the link between brain structure and memory; using new data from cave stalagmites and the Mississippi riverbed to understand how and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; and a profile of neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa. D

6:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "Series 4, Episode 6"  The implications of the personal genetic profile, which will predict a person's chances of contracting one of several serious diseases; a visit to a Texas algae farm, where researchers are creating tailor-made algae cells to coax the fuel they want out of these little organisms, which just may be our biofuel future; scientists on an unprecedented journey to Gakkel Ridge, deep beneath the Arctic Ocean, which may help scientists determine if Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, could host life; and a profile of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka. D

7:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

8:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

8:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

9:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

10:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "Series 4, Episode 7"  The repair mission for the Hubble space telescope, as astronauts try to fix crucial equipment that was not designed to be repaired in orbit; studies on the brain of an epileptic to try to understand more about the link between brain structure and memory; using new data from cave stalagmites and the Mississippi riverbed to understand how and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; and a profile of neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa. D

11:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "Series 4, Episode 6"  The implications of the personal genetic profile, which will predict a person's chances of contracting one of several serious diseases; a visit to a Texas algae farm, where researchers are creating tailor-made algae cells to coax the fuel they want out of these little organisms, which just may be our biofuel future; scientists on an unprecedented journey to Gakkel Ridge, deep beneath the Arctic Ocean, which may help scientists determine if Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, could host life; and a profile of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka. D